Calculus: Early Transcendentals
Calculus: Early Transcendentals
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ISBN: 9781285741550
Author: James Stewart
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Let a and b be constant. Applying the chain
rule to find the derivative of the following functions. Use correct notations;
otherwise points will be deducted.
(a) ƒ(x) = (5 − 3x + x²)²
2.
(b) y = 7 sin(2x) + 5 cos²(x)
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Transcribed Image Text:Let a and b be constant. Applying the chain rule to find the derivative of the following functions. Use correct notations; otherwise points will be deducted. (a) ƒ(x) = (5 − 3x + x²)² 2. (b) y = 7 sin(2x) + 5 cos²(x)
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The chain rule states that the derivative of f(g(x)) is f'(g(x))g'(x). Essentially this means taking the derivative of the outside function and then multiplying by the derivative of the inside function. For instance, the derivative of sin( 5 x) is cos( 5 x)* 5.

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